Anyone can hear the resentment in these words.
Zhou Bingyi didn't sleep well last night. When he got up this morning, he realized how bad the consequences of the conflict between his brother and sister were. Except for those people like Sun Qunchao, the rest were either Chunyan's mother or Qianchao's father. The old man had a good relationship with the old Zhou couple, or he was just a busybody who pretended to be a fan of the fun and not take it too seriously. Anyway, compared with the funeral of the old man nearby, it was a bit deserted.
The key point is that if the old Zhou family is an ordinary family, it would be fine. Given the nature of his position, people still don’t know how to talk about him when word spreads out. For example, his father is not popular, and as the boss, he can’t handle the relationship between brothers, etc., he will be suspected. work ability.
Of course Hao Dongmei didn't dare to ask Zhou Bingkun. Others gave her face, but the third child of the Zhou family never said anything flattering.
Just because she didn't ask, it didn't mean that Lin Yue didn't tell.
"Don't you find it embarrassing to be lonely?" Lin Yue said: "If you call your mother here and talk to the old lady, you can at least have one more person, right?"
Hao Dongmei looked embarrassed and a little unable to get off the stage.
"Bingkun, can't you just say a few words?" Zheng Juan came over and wrapped black gauze on his arm.
Lin Yue glared at her, but finally chose to let Hao Dongmei go. This matter was left in a normal family. Her husband said she wouldn't let her parents-in-law come, so the daughter-in-law really listened to her husband? Not to mention what the mother-in-law, who has not passed away, thinks about it, will the younger brothers and sisters feel a thorn in their hearts? Do you think your sister-in-law’s parents look down on you?
Is this the doctor at the hospital? That's a place where relationships are extremely complicated. If she doesn't have any emotional intelligence, how can she still get along in the workplace?
Zhou Bingyi said: "Bingkun, haven't you realized your mistake until now? Well, you are right, but things in this world are not black and white. You have become the vice president of a group, so Don’t you understand the truth?”
"Of course I understand, but I won't do this with my family, and I can't bear to see you bringing the same behavior you did in front of Jin Yueji to Lao Zhou's family."
Zhou Bingyi was very annoyed when he told him, but he didn't dare to continue to quarrel because he knew that the third child would not accommodate him.
At this time, Sun Qianchao walked in from the outside holding a wreath. Xiao Guoqing and Wu Qian lagged behind, carrying burning paper tribute fruits and other things.
Lin Yue sneered and said: "Zhou Bingyi, why don't you go ask them who came to help the old Zhou family because of their reputation? You? Where are your friends? Where are Zhou Rong's friends? What qualifications do you have to bury me?"
Zhou Bingyi felt aggrieved. If he wanted to, he could bring many people over to help, but he couldn't do that. He was a principled person.
"Brother Bingyi, Gong Weize is here, go and greet him." Sun Xiaoning helped her old lady walk out of the yard.
"good."
Zhou Bingyi nodded, stood up and left the shed.
Soon, Gong Weize walked in from outside, bowed three times to Zhou Zhigang's photo, and then went inside to see Li Suhua.
Then came Sun Qianchao's parents, Xiao Guoqing's parents, Lao Qiao's couple, and Lao Liu next door and his wife. Zhou Rong also appeared at this time and sat down next to Hao Dongmei with a sullen face. Cai Xiaoguang asked his mother who had limited mobility They were also brought here on a tricycle, which made Zhou Bingyi's face look dull and Hao Dongmei even more uncomfortable.
Or Cai Xiaoguang knows how to be a good person. Knowing that Zhou Bingkun dislikes Zhou Rong, he has a sharp mouth. The only thing he can do is to try to be comprehensive and not give the third child a chance to find fault. Otherwise, God knows what will happen. The retribution was on his wife, but what he didn't expect was that Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei were hammered by his actions.
The son-in-law over there brought his mother with handicapped legs, while the daughter-in-law's mother-in-law, who can eat, sleep, walk, jump, and occasionally write and draw, didn't even show her face. This is really embarrassing.
What happened next made Zhou Bingyi even more uncomfortable.
Because more and more people are coming to Lao Zhou's house, but they are not Guangzipian's neighbors, but... some people don't even know him.
"Who is this person?"
"Hey, I saw him on TV. His name seems to be Dong Zhao, and he is the boss of Huaneng Automobile. Yes, that's him."
"Why did he bring so many people here?"
"Looking at how they are dressed, they must all be leaders of Huaneng Automobile."
"Did you come here for Bingyi's sake?"
"..."
Following the discussion outside the shed, Dong Weihong's younger brother Dong Zhao led seven or eight people in black suits into the yard, bowed to Zhou Zhigang and expressed condolences. Then he nodded to Lin Yue and left the yard with his people. Stayed aside.
"Who is this again?"
"I don't know, I've never seen it."
"Look at what kind of leader this is, right?"
"Look at Bingyi, and then look at you. Alas, Lao Zhou has been a good person all his life, but the death of his son has made him more famous."
"..."
There was another discussion outside, and then a middle-aged man about fifty years old with short legs and a thick neck walked into the yard to express condolences to the old man with a young man who was helping him carry the bag.
Zhou Bingyi's face was a little dark. He knew this man. He was the deputy director of Jiangliao Tire Factory and his former subordinate.
He didn't notify the people at the tire factory about Zhou Zhigang's death. How could he?
The answer to this question soon came. After the middle-aged man left the shed, he went to deliver cigarettes to Dong Zhao.
He suddenly understood that Jiangliao Tire Factory was a supplier of Huaneng Automobile, and Huaneng Automobile was a subsidiary of Shencheng Group, and the other party was here for Zhou Bingkun.
"this is……"
"I know this guy. The boys in the Zhou family all call him Uncle Ding. He's from Wang Village in the west. I heard he drives a BMW."
"Oh, what do you know? He is the boss of Jicheng Real Estate Company. Our first commercial housing complex in Jichun was developed by his company. He knows this better than I do. Boss Ding even repaired a house for his family back then. "
"Oh, you can build a house and become a big boss. In the past, you just had to take care of a few meals of wine and meat. This world... is really different."
While talking, Ding Jianye took his son and niece Ding Xia into the yard.
Then there is Li Wanquan, director of the Northern Shoe Factory.
Chen Kai, the old director of Songhuajiang Soy Sauce Factory.
Gao Teng, deputy director of Jichun Chemical Plant.
Head of Xing'an Pipeline Equipment Co., Ltd., a chemical plant supplier.
Even Ma Shouchang and Qu Xiuzhen came.
…
There were so many people that the alley near Lao Zhou's house couldn't accommodate them. Seeing these bosses and rich people rushing into slums like Guangzipian one by one, the surrounding neighbors felt a little upset, and they all sighed that it would be good to be a leader.
On the other hand, Zhou Bingyi's face was as dark as a layer of pot ash.
None of these people came because of his reputation!
He told his secretary and office staff the news of Zhou Zhigang's death, and gave many instructions not to let anyone come over, and to keep his father's funeral simple. As a leader, he had to set a good example, but now... Who can reason, I can't tell you clearly that those people didn't come here to express condolences to the old man for his own sake.
The yard of Lao Zhou's house was surrounded by water, and there was a long line of cars blocking the open space outside.
There were people coming back from outside who didn’t know what was going on, and neighbors from nearby Taiping Hutong, Changning Hutong, and Qingtang Hutong were talking loudly.
"What's going on? Why are there so many cars?"
"The leader came to inspect?"
"They are all going to the photo album. I saw someone holding a wreath. They must be going to the funeral."
"Hey, young man, are you the driver of this car? Do you know what is going on?" Someone asked the driver directly.
"Don't you know?" The young man took the cigarette from the middle-aged man and said thank you.
"what do you know?"
"Boss Zhou."
"Which boss Zhou?"
"It's the old Zhou family who are having a funeral today."
"You're talking about Zhou Zhigang of Guangzhi Film. I know this better than you. Who is his boss? He is an old bricklayer. We worked together back then."
"It's not him, it's his son."
"His son is obviously the deputy mayor of our city, how can he become the boss?"
"It's not his eldest son, it's his younger son, the vice president of Shencheng Group. I heard he is the boss of our Jichun Chemical Plant owner... In fact, I only found out today." The young man is not so much talkative as he enjoys this kind of thing. The feeling of being noticed.
"What is a vice president?"
Older people naturally don't know the meaning of this title, but everyone knows the meaning. A chemical plant is a large factory with thousands of people. Since he is the boss of the owner of the chemical plant, the vice president manages at least tens of thousands of workers.
"Are you talking about Zhou Bingkun? That prodigal son who owes millions to the bank?"
"Uncle, I think you have some misunderstanding about Mr. Zhou? Our chemical plant alone has a net worth of 20 to 30 million. How could Mr. Zhou owe the bank several million and not be able to pay it back? You are saying that he owes several hundred million I still believe it, how many millions?" He smiled and waved his hands, showing disdain for this number.
Is the third son of the Zhou family so rich?
Both the neighbors of Guangzi Film and the people in nearby alleys have an unreal feeling, because Zhou Bingkun first became famous for robbing Tu Zhiqiang's wife Zheng Juan, and after that, he reported Shui Ziliu, Luo Shibin, and Tu Zhiqiang, and then After that, he was expelled from Tsinghua University, and then it was reported that he owed millions to the bank. Zhou Zhigang was so angry that he almost severed the father-son relationship with him. All in all, it was a bad reputation. Now the driver of the Jichun Chemical Plant told them that Zhou Bingkun was rich. , rich beyond imagination? this……
"Why are you standing there having fun? Let's go!"
"Go? Where?"
"You're stupid. Of course it's the old Zhou family. Didn't old Liu Tou send you the job of carrying the coffin?"
"Hey, didn't you say you were going to make it impossible for the old Zhou family to come down and avenge him for... back then when he beat me and Er Xiong?"
"Are you stupid? When did I say such a thing? What I said is that everyone is just a piece of paper. They look up and don't look down. Why are you mentioning him after so many years have passed?"
"I'm not a wife, what do you mean?"
"What do I mean? I don't mean it! Let's go."
Everyone turned around and saw Big Bear's wife grabbing the confused Big Bear's ears and pulling them back to the light.
…
There were a lot of people in the morning, but there were only a few neighbors in Guangzhou. In the afternoon, a large number of people came at once. Basically, everyone who had time and could walk around came.
The reason is very simple. Many big bosses came to the old Zhou family. The key point is that many big bosses did not leave after paying their condolences. They chose to stay for dinner and eat a big pot of food with the neighbors who came to help. It is said that the one in the northern shoe factory was named Li Wanquan, the factory director, ate three bowls of vegetables and five steamed buns in a row and said he was not full. Moreover, this guy was very talkative and had a lively chat with the neighbor from Guangzi Film. He also said that he used to be a boiler burner and was Mr. Zhou. Knowing people and making good use of them gave him the opportunity to make a lot of money.
Although the neighbors don't have a clear idea of how well Zhou Bingkun is doing in the south, it is still good to talk to the leaders of the Northern Shoe Factory, Huaneng Automobile, and Jichun Chemical. At least they can ask for recruitment information and become familiar with each other. , maybe because they are neighbors of the old Zhou family, someone might open the door to them and arrange a job or something, that would be great.
不说和老周家走得近的十几户，就连大熊这种给周秉昆揍的满地找牙的主儿都舔着脸凑上来，给客人端茶倒水、洗碗刷盘、搬It was a joy to do things like lifting and lifting.
Until the funeral was over, Zhou Rong's face did not look better. People who didn't know the inside story only thought she was sad that her father had passed away. Those who knew the inside story thought she was angry with Zhou Bingkun. Only Cai Xiaoguang knew what his wife was thinking.
No one from Zhou Bingyi's unit could understand him. He had to set an example and manage funerals in a simple way. Where was Zhou Rong? There are two teachers from Jichun University. You can imagine how unpopular this person is. Look at Zhou Bingkun again. With this pomp and circumstance, Zhou Zhigang, a person with such a good face, the last journey of his life is actually the most difficult. The younger son who was not optimistic about him earned a lot of face for him, and the eldest and second eldest son, who praised others in front of others, also praised others later, contributed a few tears from beginning to end. Such a result is really touching. If Zhou Zhigang still has thoughts , I don’t know what the reaction will be.
It was already evening when he returned to Guangzi Film. Lin Yue asked Zheng Juan to take the children back first. He stopped and talked at the place where Dong Zhao, Li Wanquan and others parked their cars, made an appointment for a dinner party, and walked inside after finishing their work.
When he got home, Cai Xiaoguang saw off his mother and came back to pick up Zhou Rong.
"Mom, just protect him. Don't you have a lot of money? What's the point of showing off? Now everyone in Quanguang Diagram knows that he is the big boss. From now on, he will pat his butt and go back to the south. What about you? What do you do? How do you deal with the neighbors who ask us to borrow money to do things? As the old saying goes, there are many famous people, and everyone knows that if you are rich, you will have more problems."
The truth is this, but the resentment and jealousy both inside and outside the words are also very obvious.
Cai Xiaoguang was very embarrassed and hurriedly walked into the back room and pulled her out without saying a word. Basically, Lin Yue entered the main room, and the two of them came out of the back room. When they passed each other, Zhou Rong snorted to express her dissatisfaction.
Cai Xiaoguang was startled, quickly blocked her mouth, and pushed her away.
Lin Yue knew why Zhou Rong was itchy because she got into Yueyue's car on the way back. Unfortunately, when her daughter saw her coming, she opened the other door and left.
She asked her, "Is this your attitude towards your mother? Did you study in college for nothing?"
Yueyue said that she has read a lot of books, but no matter how beautiful the words are, they become selfish when she eats them.
There were many neighbors at the scene, so these words made her so angry that she almost smashed the car window.
The teacher who really wanted to be shameless beat and scolded her younger brother in front of the neighbors. In addition, her daughter didn't recognize her as her mother. She might have committed suicide by jumping off the building and drinking medicine. What about Zhou Rong? Apart from being angry, I don't see any intention of seeking death. He is so thick-skinned.
If you think about it carefully, her so-called mental mysophobia seems to be just for demanding others and being lenient on herself. In the TV series, she divorced Feng Huacheng and fell into the arms of Cai Xiaoguang. This is not impossible. The key is the way she created it in the early stage. The setting of being willing to sacrifice everything for love is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Later, when I peeked at Yueyue's diary, I found out that my daughter liked Zhou Nan, but she didn't object, and even encouraged my daughter to attract the person she liked. She didn't think about Zheng Juan at all. Zhou Nan really If he wanted to marry Yueyue, how could he hide the incident of being raped by Luo Shibin? What would the neighbors think of Zhou Bingkun and his wife?
Hao Dongmei knew that she was not as good at taking care of the family as Zheng Juan, so she would still try to fight for it. Zhou Rong also knew that Zheng Juan had given a lot to the family, but she, a little cotton-padded jacket, did nothing and insulted her parents.
Extremely selfish people generally have a strong psychology, so committing suicide is something that can be said but cannot be done.
Lin Yue walked into the back room and found that Zheng Juan was not there.
"Where's Zheng Juan?"
"There was still a lot of meat, eggs and fruits left for the funeral, and we couldn't eat it, so she shared a portion and gave it to the neighbors with her two children."
"oh."
Lin Yue nodded, walked to the table, picked up a cup and poured some tea water to moisten his throat.
At this time Zhou Bingyi, who was sitting on the chair, spoke.
"There were so many people before. I don't have the nerve to tell you. Dong Zhao, Uncle Ding and others just wanted to express their condolences to my father. Why did the supplier also send representatives here? Look at the intersection on the west side. If you didn't know, you would have thought it was just a photo. Something big happened."
"You said it was deserted this morning, but you find it too noisy when there are so many people?"
"I mean it's too ostentatious."
"Haha, brother, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Are you afraid that people who don't know the truth will blame the big funeral on your head? It will affect your reputation and hinder your future, right?"
Zhou Bingyi told him the central matter, and he couldn't help but raise his buttocks, sitting very uncomfortably.
"Over the years, you first went to the Forestry Bureau, then to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, then to Jiangliao Tire Factory, then to the deputy mayor of Hayang City, and now you have returned to our Jichun city to be the deputy mayor. What has your whole family asked you to do? No, it should be said that apart from coming back once a month, what have you done to help your parents? What have you done to help your brothers and sisters? As for the two broken houses of Lao Zhou's family, Uncle Ding's people have been doing the repair work every year. During the holidays, from winter to summer, Ding Xia would bring some rice, flour, grains, oil, tobacco, wine, sugar and tea. Sun Qunchao, Sun Xiaoning's brother and sister, and Xiao Guoqing's wife would occasionally come to the house to sit and help with some hard work. Do you think they were just looking at it? Who did this out of honor? A person who has not contributed much to the family, in turn, asks his brother to do things against his will for the sake of your future. Do you know how to write the word "shameless"? Maybe you are a good leader. But he is definitely not a good big brother, let alone a good son."
Here he comes again.
But what can be done?
Zhou Bingyi had nothing to say and could only listen obediently, regretting over and over again that he was a bitch. It had been more than ten years and he had suffered so much, but he still hadn't learned a lesson.
"Uncle Bingkun, Uncle Bingkun."
At this time, a slightly childish voice came from outside the door. As the figure flashed past the door, Sun Qunchao's son, Sun Sheng, walked in from the outside.
"It's Sun Sheng." The old lady greeted him into the house.
The boy looked at this and that, as if he noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere in the back room: "My dad said he was very tired, so he wouldn't come over for dinner in the evening. Anyway, Uncle Bingkun won't go back to the south for a few days, so let's meet up later. .”
According to the custom of light type films, Sun Qianchao, Xiao Guoqing and others worked hard, and they should be treated to a meal after the funeral. However, the current situation is that it took three whole days, considering that they are all over 40. Unlike a young man in his twenties, Lin Yue nodded.
"Okay, then go back and tell your dad that I will wait for them at Longyue the night after tomorrow."
"Why."
Sun Sheng agreed, turned around and left.
When he walked out of the yard, before Lin Yue returned to the house, Zhou Bingyi stood up and said, "Mom, since they can't catch up with them, I'll go back too."
Li Suhua said: "Go back, go back, Juan'er and Kun'er are with me, don't worry."
Zhou Bingyi got up and left with his coat, and the old lady sent him to the door.
Lin Yue said nothing.
Zhou Bingyi had just left the hospital when he met Zheng Juan who was returning with her two children.
"Brother, are you leaving? Why don't you go over after eating?"
"Yes, I don't see them coming to catch up. I plan to go back early. If it's later, there will be no car."
"Oh, then slow down."
Zhou Bingyi nodded and continued walking out.
Zheng Juan gave Lin Yue a knowing look, as if she guessed the fact that the two brothers were arguing again: "The eldest brother is actually quite pitiful."
Lin Yue knew what she meant when she said this. Zhou Zhigang died with two sons and a daughter. As for Zhou Bingyi, he had no children and his later life was definitely without hope, if not bleak.
"The path you choose." Lin Yue dropped these words and turned back to the house.
